ASDM Wizards Menu
The Wizards menu enables you to launch the VPN Wizard and the Startup Wizard. Both of these wizards are covered in detail later in this book. The VPN Wizard is covered in Chapter 11, "Deploying VPNs"; the Startup Wizard is covered in Chapter 5, "Deploying Secure Internet Connectivity."
Help Menu
The Help menu provides you with several different layers of assistance in using ASDM. Figure 4-9 shows the Help menu pull-down, and the following list describes the available options:
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Help Topics— This option provides context-sensitive help, including a search page, subject index, and a glossary.
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Help for Current Screen— As you go from screen to screen in ASDM, you can choose Help for the Current Screen from the Help pull-down menu. A full explanation of the screen usage is presented in a browser-type display.
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Release Notes— This option displays the release notes for the installed version of ASDM.
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Getting Started— This option is a brief overview of how to use ASDM to begin configuring the ASA/PIX Security Appliance.
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Glossary— This option displays a link to the glossary of terms used in the Help subsystem.
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Feature Search— This option is used for finding panels in ASDM that match the supplied keywords.
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Legend— This option presents you with a screen displaying all the icons that are used in ASDM, the section in which they are used, and a definition of them.
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About Cisco ASA/PIX Security Appliance— This option displays the current licensing information and version of the ASA/PIX Security Appliance to which ASDM is connected.
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About Cisco ASDM 5.0— The following information displays if you are running ASDM from a browser:
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- Host name
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- ADSM user
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- ASDM version
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- Browser running ASDM
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- Operating system running ASDM
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- ASA/PIX device type
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- ASA/PIX operating system version
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- User privilege level
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- Java version installed
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Figure 4-9. Help Menu Pull-Down
